Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Jazz is said to provide support to leading welfare organizations across Pakistan. The initiatives include COVID-19 tests, ventilators, and food rations to be given to the impoverished class. To facilitate authorities in their endeavors to curb the spread of coronavirus in Pakistan, the country’s telecom giant Jazz has pledged Rs1.2 billion towards combating against COVID-19.
Jazz would provide support to leading welfare organizations across Pakistan. The initiatives include COVID-19 tests, ventilators, and food rations to be given to the impoverished class. The relief response also facilitates Jazz customers to direct their charitable donations via SMS and JazzCash. The company’s employees will also be voluntarily contributing up to 3-days salary to the nationwide relief effort.
The company further said that a significant part of the announced support will be for continuing zero-rated and subsidized services for access to emergency care, medical helplines, and critical health applications, which have been either marked-down or made free for customers under this coronavirus relief effort. Furthermore, the telecom service provider will also provide subsidized voice and data bundles and mobile payments. Just days ago, Hussain Dawood, on behalf of Engro Corporation and Dawood Hercules Group, pledged Rs1bn to reduce the spread and impact of the COVID-19 crisis. He welcomed the efforts of the government and other organizations that have stepped up to this challenge. Dawood’s Rs1bln pledge will be directed towards disease prevention, protecting and enabling healthcare professionals, patient care and bolstering livelihoods. ‘It is a fact that the people of Pakistan are resilient.
